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“Hum investors nahi hai, tycoons hai!” says Dr Velumani as ONYC Founders seek ₹80 Cr valuation to build ₹500 Cr brand by 2030
Dr Velumani react as children’s footwear brand ONYC sought ₹5 Cr for 5% equity, placing the company’s valuation at ₹80 Cr at Bharat Ke Super Founders.
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Govt gives startup status to deeptechs, extends recognition to 20 years
The government has expanded Startup India by including deep-tech companies in a separate category and increasing the turnover cap to ease eligibility.
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Meet Moya, the world’s first lifelike intelligent humanoid robot that winks and smiles
Moya is the world’s first fully biomimetic embodied intelligent robot, built around the idea of embodied AI systems that can perceive, reason, and act.
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Cognizant plans to hire about 25,000 freshers from Indian colleges in 2026
Cognizant said that it plans to hire approximately 24,000-25,000 fresh graduates as part of its strategy to expand its "bottom of the pyramid" workforce.
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'People with higher Cerebral Blood Flow have 2x better shot at a longer life,' Deepinder Goyal’s Temple startup shares key ageing biomarker
Deepinder Goyal-backed wearable startup Temple says that Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF) is a proven biomarker for ageing in its latest social media post.
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This Class 12 Dropout Left His Family’s Gold Business for Farming; Built YouTube Channel ‘Indian Farmer,’ Now Earns ₹25 Lakh Annually
Maharashtra-based Santosh Jadhav, founder of Indian Farmer, left his family’s gold business to take up modern farming, where he now grows organic vegetables and helps farmers through his YouTube channel.
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IIT Roorkee’s E-Summit ’26 to Redefine Campus Entrepreneurship with Top Speakers, Workshops & Startup Action from 6th to 8th Feb 2026
IIT Roorkee E-Summit ’26 returns Feb 6–8 with top founders, workshops, competitions and networking under the theme “Transcending the Paradigm.”
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Young Married Couple In Kochi Started By Selling Homemade Bomboloni On Streets - Got Bulk Orders From Cafes Within 30 Days, Now Make Lakhs
Founded in November 2025, Sweet Matter is a Kochi-based small food venture that offers freshly made bomboloni and butter cookies. It is run by young entrepreneurs Mohammed Ameer and Afeefa.
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After crossing $800B net worth, Elon Musk says, ‘Money can’t buy happiness,’ Internet reacts: ‘Send me 1 million dollars’
After becoming the first person in history to reach a net worth of over $800 billion, Elon Musk shares a post on money and happiness, internet reacts.
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‘Centre collected Rs 6 lakh crore in cess and surcharge, but not a paisa shared with states’, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka CM accused the Centre of ignoring the state’s demand to treat cess and surcharges collected from the state as part of the divisible pool.
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‘India is $4.5 trillion economy in $110 trillion world. With AI, it will reach $25–30 trillion in next 20–30 years,’ says Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani said he sees India entering a once-in-a-generation phase of growth with the potential to reshape both its economy and its global standing.
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‘I always ask employees to calmly contemplate our death,’ says Sridhar Vembu about Zoho surviving the AI wave
Zoho's Sridhar Vembu recently remarked that the future of software‑as‑a‑service (SaaS) companies is under threat in the age of AI‑assisted coding.
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Meet these agripreneurs who built Sandal Pure to manufacture 100% pure value-added sandalwood products, clocking ₹85L in the first year
Co-founded by biotechnologist Dr Umesh Kabade and President of the Sandalwood Grower Association of India, Nitin Patel, Sandal Pure offers value-added sandalwood products and expert farmer consultancy.
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Amid H-1B visa rules, Alphabet joins Google and Meta in scaling India operations in Bengaluru, with 20,000 potential new jobs
Alphabet’s Bengaluru expansion spans 2.4 million sq ft and up to 20,000 jobs, signaling India’s growing role in Google’s global strategy.
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Ashneer Grover sums Union Budget 2026 as ‘bilkul time waste’; Netizens react, ‘Bas disappointment’
Former Shark Tank India judge Ashneer Grover has reacted to the Union Budget 2026, calling it ‘bilkul time waste,' while drawing support from netizens.
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Hyderabad Founder Builds An Intent AI Tool that Writes What You Are Thinking Before You Finish The Thought - No Need To Prompt Or Type
Launched on 16 January 2025, Ve is an AI assistant that does not wait on prompts and requests. It reads the direction of a user's mind and drafts text that is exactly in alignment with what they want and on which platform.
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